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Roku Channel adds premium subscriptions, with networks including Showtime, Starz, and Epix available on Roku devices and apps, Samsung smart TVs, and more — Pay for everything on one bill with your Roku account — The Roku Channel, which offers free-to-watch, ad-supported movies … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Net Applications: Windows 10 reached 39.2% worldwide OS market share in December, finally surpassing Windows 7, which dropped to 36.9% — More than three years after its release, Windows 10 has passed Windows 7 in market share. That means more desktop computers are now running Microsoft's latest …
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Netflix confirms it has hired Spencer Neumann as new CFO; source says Activision Blizzard fired Neumann because he was pursuing another job — - Netflix has hired Spencer Neumann as chief financial officer. He was the former CFO at Activision Blizzard. — Activision Blizzard fired Neuman …
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
After closing on around half of its $250M Fund VIII, August Capital abruptly ended the fundraising and will return the limited partner commitments — Silicon Valley venture firm August Capital held its annual holiday dinner on Dec. 6. The mood was festive, not only because of the season … | David Shepardson / Reuters: |
FCC grants permission for Google to deploy its Soli radar-based sensors that enable touchless control of devices with hand gestures — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google unit won approval from U.S. regulators to deploy a radar-based motion sensing device known as Project Soli.
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| Shadma Shaikh / FactorDaily: |
Sensor Tower: by the end of 2018, 44 of the top 100 apps in the Play Store in India were Chinese, with five among the top ten and TikTok taking the top spot — “TikTok is a Youtube killer.” — “Helo is giving ShareChat a tough time and has a higher chance of winning India market.”
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| Dave Briggs / CNN: |
Popular Fortnite streamer Tyler Blevins, aka Ninja, says he has earned nearly $10M in 2018, with 70% of the revenue coming from Twitch and YouTube — New York (CNN Business)Any year in which a young man earns a living playing video games is a pretty darn good one.| Timothy Williams / New York Times: |
As Kansas City and others rush to remake themselves as “smart cities”, competing for attention from tech companies, experts worry about privacy and security — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An algorithm predicts where potholes will emerge so road crews can resurface streets before cracks appear.
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| Stu Woo / Wall Street Journal: |
Some of Huawei's clients complain Nokia and Ericsson are slow to release telecom gear as advanced as Huawei's, creating challenges if carriers have to switch — Nokia and Ericsson have been slow to release telecom equipment as advanced as Huawei's, major wireless providers say
Tweets: @thvaluecap, @wsj, and @stuwoo
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Review of Amazon's $30 Echo Wall Clock: handy but unnecessary, as it is limited to timers and alarms, and requires pairing with an Echo device — Amazon gets into the business of time with a $30 Alexa companion — This was the year Amazon went all-in on the Alexa.| Babu Mohan / MySmartPrice: |
Leaked video of Nokia 9 PureView shows a smartphone flagship with 5 rear-facing cameras, a 5.99" display with 2K resolution, and an in-screen fingerprint sensor — The Nokia 9 PureView will sport a 5.99" PureDisplay with 2K resolution and run on a Snapdragon 845 SoC under the hood.| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Sources: Waymo has 950 employees while Cruise has 1,000+ and Uber's autonomous vehicle division has ~1,100; half of Waymo's 10-person executive team is female — Alphabet's Waymo self-driving car unit was the first to launch a commercial robo-taxi service, picking up and dropping off paying passengers.
Tweets: @amir
| Cate Cadell / Reuters: |
Didi Chuxing rolls out a suite of financial products in China as it continues to diversify beyond the ride-hailing business, after a year of safety scandals — BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Didi Chuxing has launched a suite of financial products, including crowdfunding and lending … Sponsor Posts
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